Duane

Schwab

Duane E. Schwab, 85, son of Henry and Hazel (Caryer) Schwab, died January 6, 2023, at Vancrest of Payne after a long illness.

Duane was active in sports at Paulding High School, playing basketball, football, and running track and he graduated in the class of 1955. Duane helped his father farm during his school years.

Duane and his surviving wife of 65 years, Bonnie (Layman), daughter of Harold and Nora (Brinck) Layman, were married in 1958 at Cecil Presbyterian Church, and later lived north of Cecil, OH.

Duane and family built their own home in 1960 and rebuilt after a fire destroyed parts of it in 1979.

Duane and Bonnie had three children: a son, Dean Edward, deceased, and two daughters: Denise, Cecil, OH and Julie, Knoxville, TN. He also leaves three granddaughters of Knoxville, TN: Gianna, Brennan, and Delaney.

He is also survived by a brother, Del Schwab of Payne and a sister, Donnave Cooper of Napoleon.

He served in the United States Army Reserves from 1955-1962. He was hired by John Mansville in 1957 and retired in 1998 at age 61, spending most of his career in supervision. His greatest joy was going camping with horses in southern Indiana and with his brother and their families. He also enjoyed fishing and camping with his friends from Indiana in Canada and Lake Erie.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Den Herder Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Pennington officiating. Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery, Crane Township.

Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until time of services on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in Duane's memory to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD, 21741 or Paulding County Dog Shelter, c/o Paulding County Sheriff's Office, 500 E Perry St., Paulding, OH 45879, or to a charity of the donor's choice.